The final route used by M-70 followed Melita Road starting at M-76 northwest of Sterling. The highway ran north and crossed the Rifle River at a point between sections of the Ogemaw State Forest. The highway turned east on Main Street Road in Melita. From there, M-70 ran east on Main Street Road to the junction with Reed Road where it turned northward to Maple Ridge Road. The highway followed Maple Ridge Road east into Maple Ridge and turned north on Briggs Road. Crossing the Ogemaw–Arenac county line, the road name changed to Sage Lake Road into the village of Prescott. From there, it turned westerly on Greenwood Road through downtown Prescott, and north on Clark Road to end at M-55 one mile (1.6 km) west of Nester Corners, which is the intersection of South Sage Lake Road and M-55.[1][2]
Historyedit
M-70 was first shown on a state map on July 1, 1919, with the debut of the Michigan state trunkline highway system. The original routing was shown between M-76 at Sterling and M-55 at Prescott.[3] In 1929, M-55 was shifted to run due east from Selkirk to US Highway 23 north of Whittemore. The segment east of Prescott to Whittemore was turned over to the county, but the section north of Prescott was added to M-70. This extended M-70 north to its terminus in Nester's Corners.[5][6] The designation was decommissioned by July 1, 1960. At the time, the highway was still a gravel road.[1][4]
^ abcdMichigan State Highway Department (1958). Official Highway Map (Map). [c. 1:918,720]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. §§ H12–I12. OCLC 12701120, 51856742. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center. (Includes all changes through July 1, 1958)
^ abcGoogle (March 4, 2011). "Overview Map of Former M-70" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
^ abMichigan State Highway Department (July 1, 1919). State of Michigan (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. Lower Peninsula sheet. OCLC 15607244. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
^ abMichigan State Highway Department (1960). Official Highway Map (Map). [c. 1:918,720]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. §§ H12–I12. OCLC 12701120, 81552576. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center. (Includes all changes through July 1, 1960)
^Michigan State Highway Department (May 1, 1929). Official Highway Service Map (Map). [c. 1:810,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. OCLC 12701195, 79754957.
^Michigan State Highway Department & H.M. Gousha (January 1, 1930). Official Highway Service Map (Map). [c. 1:810,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. OCLC 12701195, 79754957.
michigan, highway, state, trunkline, highway, state, michigan, 1920s, highway, originally, connected, sterling, southwest, arenac, county, with, prescott, southeast, ogemaw, county, route, later, adjusted, from, near, sterling, along, convoluted, route, throug. M 70 was a state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan In the 1920s the highway originally connected Sterling in southwest Arenac County with Prescott in southeast Ogemaw County The route was later adjusted to run from M 76 near Sterling along a convoluted route through Maple Ridge and Prescott to end at M 55 in Nester s Corners The highway was still a gravel road when the designation was removed by 1960 M 70M 70 highlighted in red on a modern mapRoute informationMaintained by MSHDLength22 1 mi 1 2 35 6 km Existedc July 1 1919 3 c July 1 1960 4 Major junctionsSouth endM 76 near SterlingNorth endM 55 near PrescottLocationCountryUnited StatesStateMichiganCountiesArenac OgemawHighway systemMichigan State Trunkline Highway System Interstate US State Byways M 69 M 71 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksRoute description editThe final route used by M 70 followed Melita Road starting at M 76 northwest of Sterling The highway ran north and crossed the Rifle River at a point between sections of the Ogemaw State Forest The highway turned east on Main Street Road in Melita From there M 70 ran east on Main Street Road to the junction with Reed Road where it turned northward to Maple Ridge Road The highway followed Maple Ridge Road east into Maple Ridge and turned north on Briggs Road Crossing the Ogemaw Arenac county line the road name changed to Sage Lake Road into the village of Prescott From there it turned westerly on Greenwood Road through downtown Prescott and north on Clark Road to end at M 55 one mile 1 6 km west of Nester Corners which is the intersection of South Sage Lake Road and M 55 1 2 History editM 70 was first shown on a state map on July 1 1919 with the debut of the Michigan state trunkline highway system The original routing was shown between M 76 at Sterling and M 55 at Prescott 3 In 1929 M 55 was shifted to run due east from Selkirk to US Highway 23 north of Whittemore The segment east of Prescott to Whittemore was turned over to the county but the section north of Prescott was added to M 70 This extended M 70 north to its terminus in Nester s Corners 5 6 The designation was decommissioned by July 1 1960 At the time the highway was still a gravel road 1 4 Major intersections editCountyLocationmi 1 2 kmDestinationsNotes ArenacSterling0 00 0 nbsp M 76 West Branch Standish OgemawRichland Township22 135 6 nbsp M 55 West Branch Tawas City 1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miSee also edit nbsp Michigan Highways portalReferences edit a b c d Michigan State Highway Department 1958 Official Highway Map Map c 1 918 720 Lansing Michigan State Highway Department H12 I12 OCLC 12701120 51856742 Retrieved October 17 2019 via Michigan History Center Includes all changes through July 1 1958 a b c Google March 4 2011 Overview Map of Former M 70 Map Google Maps Google Retrieved March 4 2011 a b Michigan State Highway Department July 1 1919 State of Michigan Map Scale not given Lansing Michigan State Highway Department Lower Peninsula sheet OCLC 15607244 Retrieved October 17 2019 via Michigan History Center a b Michigan State Highway Department 1960 Official Highway Map Map c 1 918 720 Lansing Michigan State Highway Department H12 I12 OCLC 12701120 81552576 Retrieved October 17 2019 via Michigan History Center Includes all changes through July 1 1960 Michigan State Highway Department May 1 1929 Official Highway Service Map Map c 1 810 000 Lansing Michigan State Highway Department OCLC 12701195 79754957 Michigan State Highway Department amp H M Gousha January 1 1930 Official Highway Service Map Map c 1 810 000 Lansing Michigan State Highway Department OCLC 12701195 79754957 External links editKML file edit help Template Attached KML M 70 Michigan highway KML is from Wikidata Former M 70 at Michigan Highways Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title M 70 Michigan highway amp oldid 1065756068, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
